Equity Residential Declares Third Quarter Dividends

CHICAGO, IL--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Equity Residential (NYSE: EQR) today announced that the company declared dividends on its common and preferred shares.

A quarterly common share dividend of $0.3375 per share will be paid on October 14, 2011 to shareholders of record on September 20, 2011.

The following regular quarterly dividends will be paid on the company’s preferred/depositary shares:

 

Series

          Record Date

          Payment Date

          Amount/Share

(Series)   (Record Date)         (Payment Date) (Amt per share)

K     September 20, 2011     September 30, 2011     $1.03625 

N     September 20, 2011     October 17, 2011          $0.405 

Equity Residential is an S&P 500 company focused on the acquisition, development and management of high quality apartment properties in top U.S. growth markets. Equity Residential owns or has investments in 419 properties totaling 120,078 apartment units.

For more information on Equity Residential, please visit our website at www.equityapartments.com.

Contacts

Equity Residential

Marty McKenna, (312) 928-1901